Filing inclosure or casing for the records of talking-machines.



E. s. OLIVER. v FILINGINGLOSURE ORUASING FOR THE RECORDS OF TALKING MACHINESx APPLIUA'IION FILED FEES, 1910. I 989 0 31 v v Patenfied Apr. 11,1911

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APPLICATION FILED FEKE, 1910.

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E. s. OLIVER FILING INULOSURE 0R CASING FOR THE RECORDS OF TALKING MACHINES.

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ATTORNEYS E.'S. OLIVER. v FILING INGLOSURE OR-CASIN G FOR THE RECORDS OF TALKING MACHINES. v

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B. S. OLIVER. v PILING INCLOSURE 0R CASING FOR THE RECORDS OF TALKING MACHINES.

ABPLIUATIUN ?'ILED I235, 1910; .9 8 9,()31 I "Patented Apr. 11,1911.

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ELLIS Sf. OLIVER, OF NEWARK, NEW- JERSEY.

-' Application filed February 5, I810. Serial No. 542,229.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known'that I, Ennis S. OLIvnn, a citizen of the United States, residin' at Newark, in the county of Essex and tote of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Record-Disk- F iling Inclosures and Cases or Boxes Therefor; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the inventiun, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and'use the same, reference being had actors of reference marked thereon, which; form a part ofthis specification.

This 1nvention'-has reference, generally, to improvements in filing-inclosures or casings for the records of talking machines, and more particularly to sound-recording and reproducing machines in which the records used are in the form of flat disks; and, the invention relates, more particularly, to a .u-u'cl filing inclosure or .casing for record- (ll: s, andalso to a novel filing-case or cab incl for such 'filing-inclosures,

The invention has for its principal object to provide a novel, neat and sim ly constructcd filin inclosure creasing or diskrecords of talking and other ,soundre cording and reproducing machines, which canbe conveniently handled for removing the record from the filing-inclosure, casing, or envelop, without disturbing generally the position of the said inclosure, casing, or envelop, within a filing-box or' cabinet, or upon a shelf,.or other fixture in av store, after the .removalvof the disk, so that the disk after its usecanbe easily and quickly r.e-' placed, and the filing inclosure, casing or envelop -'rnmechhito its normal initial-position. 7

The invention has for-its further object to provide a novel form of filingcase or box, of the general construction and arrangement of parts, asherei-nafter more fully specified, so that the case or box canbe opened, for access to the filing-inclosures, casings or envelo s, without generally-obstructingto view t e front face or faces of other filing-cases or boxes which may be placed upon a shelf to which-access is desired.

The inventionlms for its further object to provide in. connection with'a filin -;in closure, cas'ingor envelop and with a in L cabinet,'case or, box therefor,means whi I will permit a'sli ding movement, of the filin inclosure, casing or envelop within. th e;. ca met, case or bdx, so that the "filin dirclosin-e, casing or envelop may be partial-l .iitended from the opened front. of the filing billet, case or box; but, said means serving as a stop to arrest the sliding movement of said incl'osure, casing or envelop anclprc verit'i-ts entire removal from the said" filin'g.tail-net, case or box.

Other objects of this invcntion'not I, s time more particularly enumerated wi l l.-.be clearly understood from the following ,de:

' tailed description oi? the present invention,

With the various objects in vie\ \;',.-tl,ie;-invention consists, primarily, in, the, novel filing-inclosure, casing or envelop, and filing case or box'thcrefor, for the records, of talk v ing-machines, and similar sound-recording and reproducing i'nachines, l ercinaf forth; and, the invention'consists, more in the novel. arrangements and 'bination of the various deviccs .and,p rts, described in the. following speciiicatiornand then finall y embodied i l the clauses ofxthc claim which are appended to anclwhiclrjiorm; an essential part of the said specification, '13-.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the; accompanying drawings, in which;

Figu're l is a perspective vicuiof .filing case-or box, and a pluralityrof rccord-dislc filing-inclosures or envel0ps,shon-;ing onearrangement of the principles of :the present. invention. Fi section-of the l iling-caseor born-and a face view of a record-disk-filing-inclosure or en' velop slidably arranged therein said View: illustrating in connection gtherewith and vertical cross-section, takenon line said Fig. 2, looking in ;tl1e'direct 1o arrow m,the fili'nganclosgre or' env'elo the record-disk, however, beingoin from sai'd'view. Fig. 4 is a ('letail i erti section," taken on hne 4-4 in said F looking in the direction of the arrow: ";-a d

Fig. 5 is a similar vertical section, ta re line 6--(l in said Fig. 3, lookingin-tliefiireo tionof the arrow 2. Fig.6 is a-transver se verticalsection of'the up pr onion :0" filing-case or, box provide wit a' filingclosure or envelop-arresting meansfo'tf a "slightlymodified construction, said means 2 is "a transverse. vertical "cornerip filingsinclosnre on envelop-arresting Such suitable size and she ireco'rdlng and. 'reprod[wing machines. Along {means for grasping'the'. edge of the disk- ,in Figifl, Figs. 11,12 and mp s m a ledeptedi t o' recel, filing-'inolosures played in: all of a j 'to indicate correspqnding parts.

. N thefernyvi gs, v 30 velop embodying the principles of the pres-- record 3 when 1t,is'- 1.lesi'red1t0 rein? 1, as willahereinaftermore 'fnlly Each filing;incl.osure *oif" envelop l l he provid'ed Tii ilh u'snitabl-y disposed; r-"figip, as 5, which projects from the nn'rginnl monihloftl ie inelos nre. or envelop,

. are pluced'w side-by side, ns'wi-ll be clt ly 1 'uziderstoodfronl 'an inspection of Figs; 1

6'0 .and 2 of the drawings.

being shown in elevation. Figs. 7 and Sure detail face views of the uFper eornerportions of, record-disk'inolos ng-or filin in closures hr envelops 'of slightly no "lfie'rl constructions; Fig. 9 is"a vertical cross-sec.- tio'n' taken-aniline 9-9 in Fig.7 and Fig. l .10 is aie'imilur' section taken on line 10-10 13m detail face v'ie'wsofi the, upper inner portions of three. other-' nbdiiiedconstructions of record-disk 'inclosi ng or filing-inciosures or envelops'; and Fig;-- '14 is'ia detail yiew of the lower r'tionof still another modified-eon- ;tgnotioxi pi filing-ine'losure orenvelop. Fig;

v fp ective' yiew of a filing cabinet plurality of 'compa.'rtments ve record disk finclosing or or envelope embodying the pririoiple'sof the resent invention, said eabineftbeing provided with suitably located 'menns; nnd'seid'i'iew illnstratingin dotte outline said filing-in-- osuresforenvelop sp z similar 1 eharacters ,of reference are embove described views,

. Referring noiv'tonthe scvpriil-figures' of the reference-cllaracter 1 1n.- idieat'esn record-d sk fillng-mclosnre or en-.

ent 1nyention, the same being made of any suitable material; usually stilt Manilrt paper or other. suitable card-bonrcl. The said inclosure is folded in slichnninnner-so as tobe closed upon all of its edges, hilt one, as at v 2, and the said inclo's'nre or envelop is. of pe', sons to receive the nsual disk-record 3, such us is used with. talking nachinesand other similiir sound-- thetw' marginal edges of-the tvio sides forming the 'mouth'o the .finclosure or enn'my be provided i ihieh" form. a suitable vi: the nv'elop I lppeari fay also 'iiitleie.

seine from within szi id inclosnre or ed-ge ortinn of, one .of the sides 'zit the" said flaps" being (ljisposedinas'uch a mtinnerg so thn't-lhe flaps will be arranged one beneath the other ened by a. renforcin' me'nt,'afs14f This ielmen; i "be.omit ted,,ificlsiredQ ,Assh'o I ticularly in Fig.1, th'e asebr has flanged cover-potion 15 which xtends -over l7ml rzwiiig the'upper portion of n 'iper' portions of the said close doorso tai'ned in their closed positions;

trlited, so that the said ,up er Indi -lower grigepor-tions ,mre reinforcea Referrihg'i "now to Fig. 2 of the drawings,- it will beseen f th-a'tin the upper left-hand corner thelsa-id' Y incl'osure is made with an'open PartS'e'nda. horizontally disposed, and" rearfw'ardly extending slot or opening 9; and, the refer- Qll'CG-QllflIflCtOlS lOnnd 11. indicate two guid in'g :ir'nlfretaining tongues or fingers located directlyahove sai opening or slot 9 stanlin'lly as shown .IHIFigSJ-I M 6 inclusive I -.hav.sh disk-record filing -inqlosur*or. envelo used invoonnection' with afilingfcesepr Bo also forming, part of the presentinventiomfgn with; which a nun er of suchdisk; eeortk v filing inclosures niielop's' nre' u' 1,-p n dn storednwa'y therein, in the-"mannerj'herinq uftermor'e pnrtic'nlarlys ecified "Th fi' oa sefor bOX'iS indicate b character 12 the greater portiohbfjtheupp er a "of box, andis prefe l imin'o vn the box in'any suite le maiin omen-portion 15,- howeverifhnstnected therewith, in a hin'gelik 'eo' ei' section or. member 15 asnt 17, and is adaotedto -ni;.nnerof n'hinged id or opening of the cnse' orj'box l2 .byfmc'nns of suitable door .wh ieh are connected witlxj th frqnt marginal eclge-po rtibns like n'm nner, sq that; 'when tho :ior' members-1 8 are.closed',the cov or member 16 can be fully-closed i ingir-ginnl and downwardly exte "'g' flenges'yfll'n so that the latter "Willi be ire open the '11s a v -eel saiy' is 'to raise. the t'm'velfseetione'rnber -16, and the doors or members anf be swung into their open-positions, so astopermembers" 1-8 snid loorsf or members 18 till that of said record-diskfiling-inelosures orgen when n number of incltisnl esoi envelope l lllglires of thewhieh is adnpted to jreceive the record-disl ve lops; to tlie position elenrl zshown i nfsaid Fig, 1 oflhe di'awings an mythe'm'anner iQbU presently more fnlly'deseribed. One 1= jn'rrest the forwardly sIidmF- novementsof .th'e'said inclosures or env'e op s 11s clearly shown in Figs. 3,4 and 5 of the drawings,

has its u perjlinid lower edge-portions, 6 and 7 folded prefereblyni the nlnnnt-r illusrind the same'cbnsistQesentiallj, of t but" 6121-011 19 which has It reduced end-portion mitoi' thepartialwithdrawal of oneorinore- 1'2 forinfof means which may .beeinploye into 125 i 20 which is formed with an enlargement or ball-shaped end-member 21. This end-member 21 is swiveled in a ball and socket fitting 22, of any suitable form and construction, said fitting being suitably secured to the .inner face, and upon the upper port-ion of one of the sides, as 23, of the case or box 12. Suitably secured to the inner face, and upon the upper portion of the other side 24 0 .said caseor box 12, is a supporting member or element 25', which is formed with a re- ('eiving portion 26, in which the other. free end-portion of said bar or rod '19 is supported and can be readily removed therefrom on account of the swiveled arrangement of the opposite end-p0rti0n of said bar 'or red 19, as will be clearly evident. From an inspection of Fig. 2 of the drawings, it will be clearly understood, that when the end-portion of .the bar or rod. 19 is lifted from its supported position within the rereiving and retaining portion "26 of the memdent, when the case or box 12 has been opened, as shown in- Fig. 1. of the drawings,

that any one of said inclosures or envelops can be drawn forward, s o. as to extend partly from the open front of the case or ,box 12;

and that thereupon the record-disk 3 can be conveniently removed for-,use' from the,

said partially withdrawn inclosure or envelop 1. .After the record disk has been used, it can be qniclcly and easily replaced in its former-inclosure or envelop, whic'h'has been left in its partially withdrawn position -in the front ofthe case or "box 12, without any lossof time inhuntin'g forthegproper;

Ji'nclosure or envelop, whereupon the latter can he slid back into its former position within the case or box 12,-t0perniit the previously opened doors 18 and the raised cover-sectionor member 16 to-be closed.

- Another form of meansi for arresting the forwardly sliding movements of the recorddisk .filing-inclosur es or envelope is repre- ;sented in Figf 6 of the drawings. This means-in this-instance-consists of'a rod 27,

*end-portions'of said rod extend. thrbugh suit the two endportions of'which are screwt'hreaded, as at'28. The'said screw-threaded ably. disposed holesfin'the respectivwsides 23 and 24 of the case or box 12, and upon the projecting ends of said'rods arefscrewed' suitably formed nuts 29 which hold the said lai rod in place in its operative position within the case or'box 12; or, when either or both of said nuts areuinscrewed allows the said rod to be partially or wholly withdrawn, for the placing of one-or mor'e'of the inclosures or envelope 1 in their operative positions within the'case orbox -12, or to permit from the rod 27.

If desired, the form of opening 8-'-9, shown in said Fig. 2' of the drawings, may be reinforced by a strip of flexible material 30, which is arranged over the edge-portion of the inclosure or envelop'1,.:and has its sides orlh s suitably secured to the oppo-v site sides-oi the inclosure or envelop 1,.pr ef erabl by being firmly pasted thereto, as cleary indicr-tedin Figs. 7 and 9 of'the drawings. The said reinforcing strip 30, in that case, ismade with n open part/.31, an elongated opening or slot 32, and the guiding and retaining tongues 33. In lieu of the form of opening 8 and slot 9 shown in said Fig.2, theinclosure or; envelopl may be provided with a reinforcing strip-34 having elongated openings 35, the. inclosure or envelop being made in-its sides with correspondingly formed openings 36 which reg ster with the openings 35,.as clearly shown in Figs. 8 and 10 of the drawings.

If desired, the inclosure or envelop "may.

I -=.l1aped; opening 37, the edgeTportion reinforcing strip orlelement, 2538, which 39, as shown, and the element3 having an L -shaped opening 40 which c(; )rresponds to and registers with the opening 37.

In Fig. 12, I have shown the open por tions 8 and 9 and the tongues 10 and 11 of the in'closure or envelop 1 reinforced'by a metal element, as 41, which is clamped over the edge of the inclosure or envelop 1-, the said element- 11 being formed with the 0 enopening 42 being adapted to be closed and opened by means ofa' suitably foifmed friction clasp, as 45, which is pivotally con; nected with one of said tongues 44 by means be formed ,as shown in Fig. 11, with an'.

of the envelop being embraced by a metal is secured in place by means of pins or rivets of such inclosures or envelops to be removed ings 42 and 43, and two tongues i, an the of a pin-or rivet 46. The operation Of-0l0$" ing' and opening said opening-42 forth'e-ar rengeinent or removal of the "inclosure. 011K;

envelop 1 upon or from "the bar or rod 19,

will be readily understood.

other means; for operatively varranging the;

their slidable re ation withinacaseor box figures is provided, isdispensed with, and

record-disk filin -inclosures; or envelops in provided with the arresting-bar or rod-of-. 2; the eneral character herein-abovezspecified." I In t construction, the peculiarly shaped-- openportions with which the inclosure 'or' envelop 1 shown in the previously described,

In Fig. 13,1 have represented still-ane;.-

extends Z usaidopenj' pert. 51', and

stood I upon a shelf, stillit lll 'rliell thereof, an element or member 47, which is made of wire; is provided, the said element or memher 47 being inade With the right-a'nlgled portions 48, from each of which aterally a retaining tongue or finger 49. These ton through suitab y disposed holes. or erforations in the marginal and, fol ed over edge fiortion ofv the ,inclosure or envelop, 1 and t 15 with which thebaxsor roflsj 19 or 27 maybe used for supiporting andli'miting the sliding moveme t 0 each inclosur'e or-envjelop withinthe casor 110x12, o f Ifidesired nnd as clearly .shown'in Fig.-

1410f the drawings, thefiling-inclosnre or "enveloplmeyjbe provided in one of its lower corners with an open'part 51 end a horizontally disposed -and rearwardlyl ex- .tendingsket or openingtifl connecting-with p ing formed with a am-1 of gu ding and; retaining 'tongues .or

1gers5'3 and .54, similar-to'fzahd forfthe seinepu'rposes "es the guiding. and retaining ton ues or fingers lO and .11, shown in Fig.

30 2 o the drawings. "Of course, it will be understood,f 'that. with these parts made as sh wn-in :s id F g-i. 1 e r t g ar r, gods; 1? on fi'l iere raccordingly arranged ;in .theglo'wei'pd tionof the casein box 12, so-

5. tha t 'each nclosure. onlenvelo -1,' with the parts 51,152," 53;"and .54 place .ass hown in .s'aid Fig. 14, can be oper t y arranged upon and in Sliding relation with the bars 'or rods ,19-o1 27, as will-be clearly-underlVhil'e injt-he foregoing deseriptioinljha vc mentioned the use of my n velijform of re cord-disk filing-inclosnre -or envelop wjthea case-or box, such as is adapted to beplaccd ill -he: evident, that my present Iin.it'ention; is @11 0! flPP ioableto filing on storing-cab nets, known ordinarily as n'msiq-c'ahinets, which are 'usedih'fvarious fottnsof ornate IecesoLfm'mtm e n the is in d'inhted by the reference-character, 55, having n fp'ain ofdoors 5'8nnd the interior ;Extendin'g"a cross; th.e near portions of: the

two compartments thus [)IOlflClQd are the ar'- 'flzlio ls orbars, 1n thiscase the bars- I ,i est or rod 27, with which the recorddisk filinginclosures ozfen'velops lflmay bel opi'ativel y.

connected, in the' manner herein ebove de scnibed5nrid1qs alesly indicated in dotted outlinefinfieidjlfig. 15V} I p Eroin the foregoing description of *the f present invention, ihwill'be clearly seenthat I hi ve rlei ised aene ait iuittn isir nply es or fingers49 are passed parts as illustrated in the" accompanying drawings. I

'czisdfsai opening being adapted, to" vliinit 1 of the cabinet being dividedby a/shelf 57. A r I surrounding said opening; substantial-1y constructed recordrd-isk 'filigig nclosnre o'r envelop andfia case or box, or acabmet therefor,j-flfonihvhich'the filing inclosure or envelop can be butpnrtially Withdrawn to perinit pf the removal of thereeord-disk' from the inclosur'e or envelop, and enabling the quick i'etuzfn of the disk into itsdp roper- I inclosnreorenvelop. r v I arn'fu-lly avitare'thet cha nges may-"be 7 made in the arrangements and combinations "of thevarious devices and parts, as well as in, the. detailsof the construction of the some, withoutfldepalfting .from thescope of A the plgesent"=inventiomns,set forth in the- "foregoing s ecification, and as'defined in the; cl aus'es oft e claim which Qpreap' ended to the said specification. "Hence, (lo-not limit. my present invention to. the exacflarrangementsand combinations ofthe various 35 devices (and parts as Idescribedin the said-1 specification, not: do 'I-co'nfine myself to the exact details of the constructionof the said;

9'0 Tole-11115 1. The combination with ebifpord-disk filing -inclosure, of a, case, ,a rod extending across a portion of said case, seid-filing-ini closure beingpt-ovide'dwith a rod r eceivin'59 opening into: and through"whichlsaid extends for supporting said inclosure in its vertical osition and slidably ..within. said the-sliding movenient of said inclosure. I 2. The combination with e recorddisk c;- filing-inclosure, of a case,' a .rod extending across a portion of said case, said filing-i11 clos ire being provided'with e-rod-rec'eiving opening, andgniding-tongues, saldfopemng" and tongues cooperating with seid y rod m su orting said inclos'ur'e in its verti al-posh --tion and slidablywithins aid ease; said I pen ing I being. adapted to limit thei slidin filing-indosure, ofn oase,' a red extending? across a portion of'saidcase, SaidfiIing-inclosure beingprovidetl with erod-rec'elvmg 1 opening into" and through: which Said fo l i- '1.

extends", for; supporting said inclosure in i ing the sliding moy eInent of said inelosu of tlie mar inal edge: of saidinclosurflf a d and foi the p irposes'sot foi'th i u 4 4. The coinbmatlo yith '0. recozfii-dm closure being pmvidedqvith opening, an "guidin pto gu ts'an' l o'pen anclgtongues 'cotipenatlng'with said rod ,f

sliding movement of said inclosure, and-a reforcing stfip surronnding said opening, substantially as and for the purposes set forth; I 5. A filing case for the arrangement of rcorddisk filing-inclosures therein, a idfl ivithinsei'd case, said rod having one enC- i portion swiveled uponon'c'of the inner faces I 7 A rccord-d-isk fi Iing-inclosni'e' cohrqirieing an'envelop formed near one of its edgeportions with-n rod-receiving slot.

8. A record-disk filing-inclosure compris ing an envelop formed near one of its edge- 30 ipontions withv a laterally extending elongated openingand a second opening extendng from said elongated opemn to the marginal edge-j'jortion of said nve op.

i). A record-diskfiling-inclosulie comprie-"35 record-disk filin'g-inclosures therein, a rod withln said (2388,S3Jd rod having one endportlon SWIVGIBd upon 'one ofthe lnncr faces of said case, and Said rod having itsothefend-port-ion detachably connected, with the op Josite inner face of said case, a record isk filing-inclosi'zre separahly ill' ranged upon said rod, and means connected 'ith'said filifig-inclosure for limiting the 10 of said cas'e, and said rod'having its other endrtion detachably connected with the ing an enyelop formed nea'r one of itsedgeoppoifite inner face-of said case and a portions with laterally exlenr1ing,,e1o11.-. I recofid-jdisk filln i'nclosui'e separubly argated opening and a second opening extenda ranged 11 on skid rod. v ing from said elongated opening to the mar- '15 fi ing case for the'nrrangement, of ginul edge-portion of sand envelop, and a 4 i'cil'iforcing strip embracing'snid edge-portion of rthe envelop and surrounding the said openinge.

In testimony, that I claim the invention set forth above I have hereunto set my 45' hand this 2nd day of February, 1910.

ELLIS S. OLIVER. Witnesses I FItEDK. C. Fnni-m'rznn, I FREDK. H. V; FRAENTZEL. 

